7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (551+ words) A proposed apartment project on Worcester’s Shrewsbury Street moved forward on Monday night, despite opposition from residents regarding parking availability. The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals granted relief to Parkside Holdings Inc.‘s proposal to redevelop 172-174 Shrewsbury St. into 44 apartments…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (506+ words) A growing number of Worcester residents are expressing discontent over a proposed tax exemption for an office-to-housing conversion project on Main Street. The Washington D.C.-based Menkiti Group wants to turn underutilized offices on the upper floors of 401-409 Main St. into…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago   (257+ words) A development company that owns several properties in downtown Worcester wants to redevelop offices on Main Street into 48 new market-rate apartments. The Washington D.C.-based Menkiti Group is proposing to turn underutilized offices on the upper floors of 401-409 Main St. into…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (289+ words) SPRINGFIELD — WinnCompanies plans to rehab 148 affordable apartments in the Northern Heights complex that it has owned and managed for 20 years. The cost of the work is $17 million, said WinnCompanies spokesman Ed Cafasso. Work on Northern Heights will be phased and…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (337+ words) SPRINGFIELD — A local developer is planning to tear down a used-car lot, auto repair shop and single-family home to build a 21-apartment building in Indian Orchard. Michael Serricchio, owner of Hedge Hog Industries, revealed plans last week to build the…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (495+ words) SPRINGFIELD — One freezing morning, Anna Smith said her heat and hot water stopped working. Her kids, shivering and bundled in their winter jackets, got ready for school. “I felt powerless,” said Smith, a former Springfield Gardens tenant. “I felt like…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1746+ words) Worcester resident Leesandra Morales needs a bigger apartment. A mother of a 13-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son, Morales currently lives with her children in a small, one-bedroom apartment for $1,550 a month. The apartment only has three windows and consists…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (236+ words) A Worcester real-estate business wants to develop 44 apartments in a three-story building on Shrewsbury Street. The property on 172 Shrewsbury St. is owned by Parkside Holdings Inc. and consists of a three story building with a one story building attached at…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (424+ words) The redevelopment of Worcester’s Lakeside Apartments began on Wednesday with a celebratory groundbreaking featuring state and local officials. Overseen by the Worcester Housing Authority, the redevelopment seeks to demolish the 202 units of public housing at Lakeside Ave and build a…...

11+ mon, 4+ day ago   (102+ words) Ludlow Police closed the bridge on Sunday, Aug. 17, because a bump caused by expansion formed in the middle of the bridge, scraping and damaging vehicle undercarriages... Traffic continues to snarl between Springfield and Ludlow as West Street Bridge waits for…...